{"id":262,"date":"2021-04-13T12:12:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T19:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/blog\/?p=262"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:03:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T20:03:30","slug":"a-beginner-guitarists-guide-to-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/a-beginner-guitarists-guide-to-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beginner Guitarist\u2019s Guide To Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do we mean by rock music?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rock, a Brief Introduction to the Genre<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The evolution from blues music into rock music started taking place in the late 1940s with artists like Fats Domino, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimmy Preston, and Goree Carter. While still very blues-based, these songs start turning up the electrification of the music and started to abandon the traditional 12-bar blues shuffle style constraints.<\/p>\n

By the mid-1950s the style started to really take shape with releases by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bill Haley and Elvis Presley getting major airplay on radio stations across America. Elvis Presley\u2019s band was comprised of a drummer, a lead guitarist, a bass player, and Elvis on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. This would become a standard format for rock music going forward.<\/p>\n


\nThe 1960\u2019s brought a wave of British musicians looks to make a big splash in rock music. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Manfred Mann, The Kinks, and The Troggs all came from the UK and would have many hits on the popular music charts. By the end of the 60\u2019s rock legends, other rock legends like Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and Deep Purple were driving rock in a heavier and bluesier direction having been inspired by artists like Son House, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and other late 40s artists.<\/p>\n

Artists like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Simon & Garfunkel led an exploration of the folk and Americana sounds of rock music. Also in the late-60s, bands like King Crimson and Pink Floyd had their first releases which were essential in the development of progressive rock music.<\/p>\n

As we get into the 70s there are way too many bands to mention! Rock as a genre covers so many sub-genres and a huge variety of musical styles. To name a few, there are roots rock, glam rock, soft rock, hard rock, new wave, punk rock, alternative rock, grunge, pop punk, and many more. While rock music does not hit music charts as much in modern days it is still a healthy genre with many bands.<\/p>\n

Learn Rock Guitar Techniques<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are 5 primary guitar techniques you will need to learn to play rock guitar: Power chording, palm muting, bending, sliding, and hammer-on & pull-offs.<\/p>\n

Power Chords<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Part of what helped defined the earliest of rock songs, the power chord sounds sound great with distortion and is the epitome of the rock and roll sound.<\/p>\n